Upcoming Events

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Location

Reno-Tahoe, Nevada

Web Site

http://www.safnet.org/natcon-08/index.cfm

Sponsors

Society of American Foresters
US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
Nevada Division of Forestry
and others

Contact

Carlton Gleed
Tel: (866) 897-8720 ext. 111
Email:

Details

What are the dimensions of change? Where are our boundaries? Who is making the decisions? As expressed by our theme, “Forestry in a Climate of Change,” we believe that
America’s incredibly rich forest resources and those who manage them have the capacity to make unique contributions to the solutions of many of our environmental, social, and economic challenges. The 2008 National Convention will offer a cutting-edge program on current and emerging national and global changes. The program will provide learning and exchange opportunities for all foresters and natural resource professionals.

Location

Nancy, France

Web Site

http://www.gip-ecofor.org/nancy2008/

Sponsors

Government of France (as a part of the French Presidency of the European Union)

Contact

Details

Why? During its presidency of the European Union (second semester 2008), France wishes to contribute to the debate on the roles of forests and their products in a post-2012 climate regime.

What? The roles of the forest-based sector and perspectives for the future will be discussed under three main headings:
(i) forests as carbon sinks
(ii) wood-based products: carbon pools and energy conservation
(iii) the forest-based sector: source of renewable energy.

How? Invited keynote speakers in plenary sessions, voluntary contributions in parallel sessions or poster sessions.

Where? Nancy (Palais des congrès), city in the East of France (1 1/2 hour from Paris by TGV - High Speed Train)

When? 6, 7 and 8 November 2008.

Who? 350 participants - Scientists from research centres and universities, Professionals from the European forest-based sector, Delegates from European member States and the European Commission, Delegates from other national or international bodies, Students, Journalists.

Location

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Web Site

http://www.nalms.org/Conferences/2008LakeLouise/Default.aspx

Sponsors

North American Lake Management Society

Contact

North American Lake Management Society
PO Box 5443
Madison, WI 53705-0443
Phone: 608-233-2836
Fax: 608-233-3186
Email:

Details

This year’s theme is Lake Management in a Changing Environment, and concerns lake management during unprecedented development, water scarcity, and climate change. 

Location

Washington, DC

Web Site

http://ncseonline.org/conference/biodiversity/

Sponsors

National Council for Science and the Environment

Contact

National Council for Science and the Environment
1101 17th Street NW
Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-530-5810
Fax: 202-628-4311

Details

The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) will hold the 9th National Conference for Science, Policy and the Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The conference will develop and advance science-based solutions to address the challenge the changing world poses to biodiversity (and to humanity).  It combines world-class speakers and discussions with interactive facilitated breakout sessions to develop recommendations for conserving and using biodiversity sustainably, symposia to explore topics in detail, skill-building workshops, posters, a Showcase of Biodiversity Partners, and opportunities to network with colleagues new and old. 

Location

San Francisco, California

Web Site

www.agu.org/meetings

Sponsors

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Contact

AGU Meetings Department
2000 Florida Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009 USA
Phone: +1-202-777-7335
Fax: +1-202-328-0566
E-mail:

Details

Location

Savannah, GA

Web Site

http://www.skio.usg.edu/meetings/geochem/index.php

Sponsors

Contact

william savidge,

Details

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will be hosting a Symposium entitled “Unknown knowns and known unknowns: Chemical oceanography in a changing world” on February 22-24, 2009, in Savannah, GA. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together marine scientists to reassess our current understanding of carbon cycles in the ocean (i.e., the “unknown knowns” and identify critical gaps in our understanding or our measurements (the “known unknowns” of the ocean carbon cycle. Details of the meeting can be found at http://www.skio.usg.edu/meetings/geochem/index.php.